‘SINGING was my obsession’

Every Saturday night, for four months during the first lockdown and beyond, Katherine Jenkins performed a concert from home, singing live over Facebook – a total of 20 times to more than five million viewers. During a period of intense worry, fear and, for many, isolation, the mezzo-soprano’s music and infectious radiance worked like virtual magic, elevating the nation’s spirits while bringing a much-needed injection of stability.

But today, chatting over Zoom from her sitting room in west London, Welsh-born Katherine has a confession, that the weekly concerts saved her too.

‘It’s OK to say it’s been hard. I’ve been through the ups and downs like everybody else,’ she admits. ‘Having something to work towards and knowing that other